Institutional Projects

The Capital Improvement Program organizes the planning and implementation of facilities’ renovation projects on behalf of the Chicago Public Schools Board of Trustees. As a sub-consultant to complete removal of a 78,000 sq. ft. building envelope and replacement with a terra-cotta rains-screen envelope with new windows and a new roof system. In addition to the

As part of a PMO team led by Arcadis, Ardmore was involved the complete removal of a 78,000 sq. ft. building envelope and replacement with a terra-cotta rains-screen envelope with new windows and a new roof system. In addition to the much needed façade replacement, the interior lobby was renovated with a new terrazzo floor,

Ardmore provided Facilities Condition Assessment services for the Cook County Real Estate Asset Realignment Plan project. The scope of work consisted of taking inventory of all County facility systems and conducting condition assessments of all building structures, utilities, equipment and site systems for Corporate, Public, Safety and Health Care Facilities.

As a sub-consultant to the Owner’s Representative, ARCADIS, Ardmore provided Project Management services for the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Expansion and Renovation project. The new construction of the 12-level concrete and steel structure above the existing parking garage added 465 hotel rooms and office space.

The City Colleges of Chicago’s New Malcolm X College Campus is a new construction project that will feature 544,000 square feet, capacity for 20,000 students, health science classrooms, a virtual hospital, general education and adult education classrooms, student services and athletics facilities, a conference facility, an auditorium and a separate parking garage structure.

As a sub-consultant to the Construction Manager, Lend Lease, Ardmore provided construction management services for the Northwestern Memorial Healthcare’s new Outpatient Care Pavilion. Ardmore provided onsite supervision for the construction of (2)-two pedestrian skybridges, which connect the new facility to the medical campus and the parking facility

The State Farm Center, formerly the Assembly Hall which opened in 1963 with a 17,200 seating capacity, was considered the largest concrete dome of any sports area in the world at the time opening. The multi-use facility will be undergoing 152,000 SF of renovations and 66,000 SF of added space while 33,000 SF will remain

Midwest Construction – 2006 Award of Merit : Sports and Entertainment The Village of Bridgeview’s Toyota Park Professional Soccer Stadium is a 375,100 square foot, five-level, 20,000 seat stadium on a 75 acre site with 18,500 SF of administration space and 85,000 SF of locker rooms, training rooms, club area and broadcast and press booths.

Construction for the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools Phase 1 Early Childhood Campus, also known as The Earl Shapiro Hall, was completed in August of 2013 as scheduled and in time for its first academic year. The school designed for pre-kindergarteners through second graders features art and music classrooms, learning labs, a library which cantilevers

As a sub-consultant to the architect, Forum Studio Inc., Ardmore provided Civil Engineering Design services for the University of Chicago Center for Care and Discovery Mixed-Use Parking Facility. The parking facility, located on the West Campus of the University of Chicago Medical Center, is an eight-level parking garage which will accommodate 1,800 public and patient

New construction project at the University of Chicago’s New Residence Hall and Dining Facility located on the south side of campus consisted of (3)-three towers totaling 331,193 gross square feet, an adjacent 22,632 square foot Dining Facility and a Loading Dock. As a sub-consultant to the Construction Manager, Gilbane Building Company, Ardmore provided construction

As a sub-consultant to the Construction Manager, Turner Construction Company, Ardmore provided construction administration services and engineering support for the construction of the New Residence Hall and Dining Facility at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign which, when completed, was in the top three largest dining facilities in the United States.

Ardmore provided Construction Management and engineering support for the construction of the University of Illinois, Champaign – Timothy J. Nugent Residence Hall and Ikenberry Dining Facility which, when completed, will be the second or third largest dining facility in the United States. The dining facility is a steel framed building with a masonry wall and

Ardmore Associates worked closely with the school faculty and community members to communicate the scope of work. They effectively responded to critical issues outlined by classroom teachers. These issues were related to the general contractors. As a whole, I found Ardmore’s project management to be highly professional, competent, and responsive. Without question, the successful transition to the new Canter Campus was a direct result of the hard work and expertise of the team.
Gregory L. Jones, Ed.D., Principal - Kenwood Academy High School